dyspepsia
English
Etymology
dys- + Ancient Greek πέψις (pépsis, “digestion”) + -ia
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /dɪsˈpɛp.si.ə/
Noun
dyspepsia (countable and uncountable, plural dyspepsias)
- (pathology) Any mild disorder of digestion, characterised by stomach pain, discomfort, heartburn and nausea, often following a meal.
- He divides dyspepsias into accidental, temporary (indigestions) and habitual.
- 1960, P[elham] G[renville] Wodehouse, chapter XII, in Jeeves in the Offing, London: Herbert Jenkins, OCLC 1227855:
- I've never hunted myself, but I understand that half the battle is being able to make noises like some jungle animal with dyspepsia, and I believe that Aunt Dahlia in her prime could lift fellow-members of the Quorn and Pytchley out of their saddles with a single yip, though separated from them by two ploughed fields and a spinney.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Translations
pathology: disorder of digestion
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Finnish
Usage notes
This term is mainly used by medical profession. In common language dyspepsia is usually called ruoansulatushäiriö or ruoansulatusvaivat
Declension
Inflection of dyspepsia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | dyspepsia | dyspepsiat | |
genitive | dyspepsian | dyspepsioiden dyspepsioitten | |
partitive | dyspepsiaa | dyspepsioita | |
illative | dyspepsiaan | dyspepsioihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | dyspepsia | dyspepsiat | |
accusative | nom. | dyspepsia | dyspepsiat |
gen. | dyspepsian | ||
genitive | dyspepsian | dyspepsioiden dyspepsioitten dyspepsiainrare | |
partitive | dyspepsiaa | dyspepsioita | |
inessive | dyspepsiassa | dyspepsioissa | |
elative | dyspepsiasta | dyspepsioista | |
illative | dyspepsiaan | dyspepsioihin | |
adessive | dyspepsialla | dyspepsioilla | |
ablative | dyspepsialta | dyspepsioilta | |
allative | dyspepsialle | dyspepsioille | |
essive | dyspepsiana | dyspepsioina | |
translative | dyspepsiaksi | dyspepsioiksi | |
instructive | — | dyspepsioin | |
abessive | dyspepsiatta | dyspepsioitta | |
comitative | — | dyspepsioineen |
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